Random Facts

04/04/2012

I'm back again with a card that I made for the newest Challenge #1 at A Blog Named Hero. It's a brand new blog and I'm excited to be a part of their first challenge: "Playing Favorites".

This is actually my THIRD post for the week!.... Wow!.... That is actually something that I would like to touch upon, although it may seem a bit silly and insignificant to some.

Today's post is the first card (within the past year) that I have made on my own that has not been a DT-related assignment or part of any other craft commitment that I have had. I know that seems weird, considering that I have posted several times. However, it's been a very long while since I have freely just sat down and made a card for no reason. :(

Some of you took notice last year when I sort of fell off the"Blogging World" for a bit. LoL... A few of you even wrote to me to see if everything was okay, and asked if there were reasons why I was rarely posting and why my posts became so generic and short. (I can't express how truly grateful I am for those who reached out to me).

Around this same time last year, I had unfortunately fallen into a very scary and painful depression. It was by far, one of the worst experiences of my life.

I have debated whether or not to write about my struggle on here and whether there would even be a purpose in sharing it on my blog some time in the future. I KNOW that I am not the only one that has suffered in this particular way. I've realized and learned so much simply by reading experiences of others, so perhaps it might help to communicate my story in a another post and write everything out some time.

Anyways, I apologize for getting into such an awkward mood during this post. I hope that you guys are still able to appreciate my card. The challenge called for us to utilize some of our favorite stamps from Hero Arts. I decided to keep the color to a minimum on this one, so I simply stamped my image with plain Versamark ink and then just enhanced it with some black and turquoise details.

I hope I was able to inspire some of you. Thank you so much for reading today. I always appreciate your visits!

12/23/2010

Here's another holiday card that I made a while back using one of the fun penguin images from Repeat Impressions. I just love creating "winter" scenes for these little guys. :)

All of the supplies for this card can be found at the very end of this post.

Oh, and I'm sure many of you have already seen the "List of Fours" tag that has been going around in the Blog World, lately. Well I was recently tagged by a few of my crafty friends: Julie, Ann, and Kristy. (Thanks ladies!)... I think this is a fun way of getting to know our blog friends better, so I decided to take some time to play along too and fill out the following list below:

4. Four things you've learned from the past:~ Communication to a relationship is like oxygen to life!~ It's not what you have in your life, but who your have in your life that counts.~ An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words.~ Always stand up for what's right, even if you're the only one.

5. Four places you would like to go:~ Australia~ Africa~ Fiji~ Italy

6. Four things you did yesterday:

~ Worked.... (story of my life!)~ More Christmas shopping.

~ Made gift boxes for my co-workers.~ Argued with my boyfriend for over 15 minutes, only to realize HE was right in the end! Ugh... Hate when that happens! LoL

04/27/2010

Ok, sooo I've decided to try something new on my blog today! I got the idea from one of my blog friends, Paulina. She started a trend on her blog where she posts random facts and thoughts about herself each month. So far, she has done a "Monthly Ramblings" post for both March and April, and I just love reading them. It's a great way to get to know other online crafters and bloggers on a more personal basis. =)

Sooo... with that being said, I have decided to do the same, and create a short list of some random things i'd like to share about myself... Hope you enjoy!

1) I seriously wish I was a much FASTER crafter! I feel like I always have a billion ideas in my head of things to make, however I'm entirely too slow, that I end up only creating one or two of my ideas, before I forget the rest! Hahaa!... ((sigh))

2) I really, really, REALLY want to learn how to properly use Photoshop!!!

3) "Hi, my name is Ayana... and i'm a huge Shop-A-Holic!"... I'm not kidding. I constantly come home to packages from various online orders that I place throughout the week. And I check my shopping websites just as much as I check my emails. Many of my friends think I'm crazy... and sadly, I think they're right!

4) I am completely obsessed with my iPhone!

5) I have been in a relationship with the same guy for the past eight and half years. No, we are not married yet... but hopefully soon.

6) A couple of years ago, I got into a horrible car accident, where my car flipped over on the highway. THAT was by far, the most scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life! Since then, I get chills whenever I hear of someone getting into an accident.

7) I have asthma and tons of allergies to various furry animals. =(

8) I LOVE cold weather! I love everything about it!.... Apparently i'm living in the wrong state! :-(

9) I don't really like being the center of attention.

10) I am such an "insomniac"... (I know, it's a horrible habit)... But if you call me at 2am, there's a 90% chance i'll be wide awake.

11) I really wish I could play the piano! If I had more free time in my life, I would totally take lessons!

12) I absolutely LOVE to TRAVEL! So far, I have visited various places in Europe, China, South & Central America.... and I am not even close to being satisfied. I wish I was rich so I could travel the world!!!

13) Before I started blogging, I thought blogs were a waste of time and I couldn't understand what the big deal was and why people were even interested in creating a blog. BUT now.... HA! I am happy to admit that I am absolutely in loveee with my blog and the whole online "blog community"! It has seriously opened up a whole new world for me (which I love)!

OK! So that's it! =)

I really hope you don't regret wasting your time reading this stuff. Haha!... Hopefully you found at least some of it interesting. I would LOVE for to hear YOUR random tidbits as well. As I stated earlier, it's a great way for your readers to get to know you more and for you to get some personal insight on other fellow crafters and blogger friends. If you decide to write up a list of random facts about yourself, please be sure to leave me a comment and let me know, because I would love to read it!